When Marco is beaten up by one of Timmy’s primary school friends the two boys wind up on rival sides of a never-ending cycle of postcode gang war in which there are no winners, only victims. This is a lyrical, polished yet unflinching film, that delivers the truth about the cycles that drive gang culture… Blue Story Read More
Shoplifters 4.5 stars
According to Osamu shoplifting is morally acceptable as “whatever’s in a store doesn’t belong to anyone yet”. Though it turns out that this family takes the “not belonging to anyone” reasoning into other areas too – decisions which actually seem in some ways less morally dubious, when they find themselves taking home a little girl… Shoplifters Read More
The Florida Project 4 stars
The Florida Project (the name comes from the Disney corporation’s name for Disney World while it was in development) is a gorgeous and glorious, fun and funny child’s eye view of life in the shadow of the Magic Kingdom, its darker side never shirked from but presented as a simple matter of fact. 6 year… The Florida Project Read More